Determinants of Obesity and Associated Population Attributability, South Africa: Empirical Evidence from a National Panel Survey, 2008-2012

Obesity is a major risk factor for emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDS) in middle income countries including South Africa (SA). Understanding the multiple and complex determinants of obesity and their true population attributable impact is critical for informing and developing effective prevent...

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Published in:PloS one 2015-06, Vol.10 (6), p.e0130218-e0130218
Main Authors: Sartorius, Benn, Veerman, Lennert J, Manyema, Mercy, Chola, Lumbwe, Hofman, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Aged
Body mass
Crime
Diabetes mellitus
Empirical analysis
Exercise
Female
Females
Food
Girls
Health aspects
Health risks
Households
Humans
Male
Males
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Nutrition
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - ethnology
Polls & surveys
Population levels
Public sector
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomics
South Africa
Surveys
Teenage girls
Urban areas
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Summary:Obesity is a major risk factor for emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDS) in middle income countries including South Africa (SA). Understanding the multiple and complex determinants of obesity and their true population attributable impact is critical for informing and developing effective prevention efforts using scientific based evidence. This study identified contextualised high impact factors associated with obesity in South Africa. Analysis of three national cross sectional (repeated panel) surveys, using a multilevel logistic regression and population attributable fraction estimation allowed for identification of contextualised high impact factors associated with obesity (BMI>30 kg/m2) among adults (15 years+). Obesity prevalence increased significantly from 23.5% in 2008 to 27.2% in 2012, with a significantly (p-value
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0130218